Pasion

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Pasion ( Greek Πασίων Pasíōn ; * before 400 BC ; † 370 BC ) was an Athenian banker .

It was initially a slave, then was released and was then valid from around 400 BC. Until his death as the most famous banker in Athens . While he had apparently already been very successful in the banking business as a slave, he was now also a shield manufacturer. Pasion eventually became an Attic citizen, despite his socially less recognized origins. He was the father of the famous speaker Apollodorus .

literature

  • Jeremy Trevett, Apollodoros the Son of Pasion, Oxford (Clarendon Press) 1992, ISBN 0-19-814790-2

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personal data
SURNAME Pasion
BRIEF DESCRIPTION antique banker
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 370 BC Chr.